Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-11

word that they had found verdict and
forthwith fled into court.
AT $40 the jury notified Chief Bailiff
Cahill that they had agreed, and Cahill at
once reported to the Judge, who was watt
ing In his private room. Judge Jameson
took his seat on the bench and ordered the
jury brought into court. He also notified
Sheriff Matson to bring in the defendants,
who had all been kept prisoners IN their
private room or in the vicinity of the court
room pending the return of the jury. The
jury filed in at one door and the defendants
at another. The buzz and crush of about
nifty newspaper men, who at once swarmed
to the front. created some confusion for a
moment About fifty others, mostly detect
ives and bailiffs and personal friends Of
the defendants or jurors, stood up outside
the railing.
Bailif Cahill raped for order when the
jury came filing in and were seated, and
Judge Jameson at once began proceed
ings.
Call the jury, MIR. Clerk" was his curt
order, and the same old form was repeated
for the last time.
Are all the defendants present in court,
Mr.. Sheriff." was the next question.
Mr.. Matson was there bohind tho back Of
chairs to answer "Yes."
Turning to the jury, the Judge asked:
Gentlemen, have you agreed upon your
verdict2"
One or two of them answered Eyes" in
an undertone, while Mr.. A. l.. Brown, the
foreman, rose in his place wi h the formal
answer, ave have, your Honor" and hand
ed the document over to Bailiff Cahill, who
in turn passed il up to Clerk Lee. Mr.. Lee
spread out the document-a sheet of fools
cap-and began reading slowly and dis
tinctly: "We, the jury, find the defendants,
Adam Ochs, etc." There was death like
silence in the room until the name of Buck
Mccarthy was reached-"$l 900 fine"-
and then there was faint attempt at APP
plause from somebody in the rear of the
courtroom. At the conclusion of the
reading there was another attempt at ap-
plause which was promptly squelched by a
rap from the Judge and rush by the bail
ifs and policemen gathered there.
Directly after the verdict was announced
each one Of the defendants was asked what
he thought about it. AS the replies were
brief they are given in full:
Casselman-It is something didn't ex.
UTiVU7SEIi AL q ~ IA {ssSt. saIaU
don't know what do think about it.
Wren-I think the verdict is an outrage.
Wasserman-I do not care to express an
opinion now.
McCarthy-I haven't much to say, but
come to me in the morning and perhaps Ill
give you something worth printing.
Ochs-I don't care to say word.
Van Petit can live through the two
years, and when get back here will live
long enough to get even with the -
who have worked so hard to put me in this
hole.
Varnell-I don't think anything about
the verdict at all. 1 can't think.
McClaughry-I amt saying nothing. I
amt going to express no opinion.
Geils-The verdict is disappointment
TO me, but it is no more than might have
expected.
Lawyer Sullivan was asked for his opin-
| ion of the verdict. He said: II do not think
the testimony justified any such verdict,
and my opinion is that we will get new
trial. It is one of those unjust verdicts
which result from ezOitNd state of pub
lie opinion. Now, don't see how Was
serman and Ochs were found guilty with
| the others for their terms of Office expired
year and a half before the indictment
was found, and il seems unreasonable tC
punish them. Nor can L see how Nc
Claughry is punished with Imprisonment
when so many others were punished by
fne."
Mr.. Grinnell aud his assistants wen
back 10 their room after the verdict, where
they were followed by "Buck" Mccarthy
and one or two others. A reporter con
graduated Mccarthy on his escape.
"What in do you mean" asked
Buck, with an assumption of dire wrath
Il shouldn't have been fined a goll-darneC
cent. say it's an outrage"
And III say" said Mr.. Grinnell, "tha
you should have got three years, Buck, ant
/ make no bones about saying it, either.
would like to see you in McClaughry'
place and McClaughry in yours. Yo'
should have got the two years and Nc
ClGughry should have got the fine-that is
if either of You had to get off with fine.
Buck then left the room.
"If it hadn't been for Clark the verdiC
would have been all we asked for or coul
possibly get" said Mr.. Grinnell. "How
ever. we are satisfied under the circum
stances. This verdict is, of course, i'm
measurably better than disagreement
and disagreement was the only alterna
tive"
But there is another class of indictment
wherein the plea would be of no avail
Leyden, WasseTman, Mccarthy, Ochs
Wren, Van Pelt Hannigan, Nc Claughry
and Lynn are all indicted jointly wit
Michael Costello in what ore known a
the coal cases. Here the charge is nc
conspiracy but bribery, and that being
distinct offense no plea of previous con
viction can be set up.
There are no new Developments In re
gard to McGarigle, who at last account